Straight man of steel

Chapter 462
There is no departure ceremony.

Zhang Yuan and the others are only adding troops to Yuyang County this time.

Although the scale of the troop increase is somewhat large.

Because it is necessary to wait for the army of King Hunxie to join the army of the Xiongnu headquarters first.

Therefore, the 20 troops will go out of Hangu Pass and travel eastward all the way to the territory of Huainan Kingdom and the north of Hengshan Kingdom.

Take away the defenders of these kingdoms by the way.

It took a full month and a half for this march to reach Zhuojun.

The road was actually not peaceful, both Liu An and Liu Ci specially sent people to watch Zhang Yuan.

Moreover, there is Zhang Qian in the army, playing tricks on Zhang Yuan everywhere.

Xue Ren and Li Jian and Zhang Cigong did not follow Zhang Yuan to the expedition.

Liu Che sent other people to Zhang Yuan, but to put it bluntly, he was just worried that Zhang Yuan would cultivate his own power in the army.

The accompanying generals included Gao Bushi, Zhao Buyu, Gongsun Rongnu, Zhao Xin and Zhao Ponu.

It is estimated that Liu Che felt that Zhang Yuan had a conflict with the person surnamed Li, so he organized a bunch of people surnamed Zhao for him.

The big man is fine now, but after King Hunxie surrendered, many of King Hunxie's subordinates were given the surname Zhao.

At that time, more than half of the Liehou surnamed Zhao in the Han Dynasty were Huns.

And among the three Zhao generals that Zhang Yuan led this time, only Zhao Xin was a Hun.

After entering Zhuo County in Zhuo County, Zhang Yuan did not let the army continue to move forward. He had to wait until there was definite news from Yuyang County that King Hunxie had joined the Xiongnu army.

As for how to know the confluence of the two armies, it is actually very easy.

During the first month of spring, the Huns did not take any offensive actions.

This shows that they are also waiting for King Hunxie to rush to Tuidang City with his army.

As long as the Xiongnu sent troops to the city of Yuyang County or any border county, and wanted to fight the Han army, then things would be simple.

The Huns must have gathered all their forces.

Only then did he want to fight the Han army.

At this time, the sphere of influence of the Han Dynasty had only reached Liaodong County, and the territory of the four Han counties on the Korean Peninsula had not yet been conquered.

The area around the Bohai Sea is considered to be the place with the most complex forces in the border area of ​​the Han Dynasty.

Not only Wuhuan the Huns, but also Weiman Korea, Goguryeo, Puyu and other forces are at war with the great Han.

However, apart from the fact that Wuhuan, the Xiongnu, can pose a threat to the big man, these regimes on the Korean peninsula are as fragile as a thin piece of paper.

Weiman Korea was originally a regime established by a subordinate general of Lu Wan with 1000 people.

It only took a thousand soldiers to overthrow the previous local regime. Although some methods were used, the incompetence of these sticks in the Korean Peninsula can still be seen.

Zhang Yuan only hopes that these people will not cause any trouble when the war breaks out. If they really take this opportunity to encroach on the territory of the big man, it is very likely that they will succeed.

There are too many uncertain factors, in fact, it is not the fault of Liu Che's conquest everywhere.

As the monarch of a big country, seeing those small countries around him jumping around, sometimes it is really disgusting.

If this violent form of solution is not chosen, the border counties of the Han Dynasty will sooner or later be cannibalized by these ambitious people.

Just like Weiman Korea, he did not encroach on the territory of the Han Dynasty for decades after the founding of the country, but he infinitely recruited refugees from the territory of the Han Dynasty.

In this day and age, population matters more than anything else.

What reflects the strength of a country is first its population, then its territory, and finally its force, culture, economy, food production, and so on.

With talents, others can be developed.

Time slowly entered March, not only the Han army was in a hurry, but even the Huns were in a hurry.

If it drags on, there will be no pasture for cattle, sheep and war horses in the nearby pastures.

Already small tribes have begun to leave Tuidang City.

Yi Zhixie was still waiting for King Hunxie to lead the army to arrive.

Why Hunxie King came so slowly? To be honest, I still blame Zhang Yuan. Hunxie King has become a shadow that King Hunxie can't get rid of in his life.

That's why King Hunxie chose to go north with an army of 20, bypassing Junji Mountain.

But it will take half a month or even more time to go around in this way.

This time King Hunxie did not bring a large amount of cattle and sheep like the last time, but only enough rations for the road.

Just like this, I walked slowly for two months before arriving here in Tidedang City.

Tuidang City is said to be a city, but in fact, like other cities in the Huns, there are only some dilapidated walls, and cattle and sheep can come in and out at will.

When King Hunxie came, it was as if he and Yi Zhixie were good friends after a long absence.

The two hugged each other, and Yi Zhixie tried not to get angry.

To put it bluntly, his current position has not been firmly established. If King Hunxie led the 20 army to openly resist him, it would be a different situation.

People who don't want him to sit in the position of Da Shanyu will also choose to attack him at this time.

"You are here, King Hunxie. I have been waiting for you for two full months."

"Da Shanyu, you don't know, I was worried that the Han army would set up an ambush again at Fuyangju Mountain, so I made a long detour.

You also know that Zhang Yuan of Han is really elusive, and no one knows where they are. "

"So that's the case, King Hunxie, you should have sent someone to tell me earlier.

I have been worrying about you for two months in vain. "

"Hahaha, I didn't think carefully."

The 20 army brought by King Hunxie gave the Huns in the decadent city a shot in the arm.

That night, Yi Zhixie ordered the slaughter of cattle and sheep, to entertain King Hunxie well.

The Huns danced all night, as if victory was within their grasp.

Neither Chu Da nor Li Ju and Li Shuo knew that King Hunxie had any connection with the big man.

Chu Da, in particular, has begun to worry about whether the Han army's winning rate will be too low if the Huns fight the Han army under such circumstances.

However, after thinking about it all night, he thought that as long as he knew that Zhang Yuan was in the camp of the Han army, he must use the energy he had accumulated over the years to tell Zhang Yuan about the Xiongnu's movements.

Unless Zhang Yuan gave him an obvious signal to let him save and hide.

After King Hunxie arrived with his army, the Xiongnu rested for three days.

On the fourth day, we set off for Yuyang County.

In fact, Dai County is the closest to Tuidang City, but Yuyang County has Gongsun He, Wei Qing, and Han Anguo.

These are the most ruthless generals of the Huns.

Yi Zhixie defines this war as a war of revenge, so she will definitely go to the enemy they consider.

The Wuhuan clan is closer to Yuyang County.

If it weren't for all the Han troops stationed in Yuyang County, it is really possible that the Wuhuan people would not form an alliance with the Xiongnu.

An alliance could be annexed.

It's just that hundreds of thousands of Han troops are stationed here, and the surrounding nations and countries will feel that it is a threat.

Therefore, the 20 cavalry of the Wuhuan clan arrived at the foot of Yuyang City in Yuyang County first, which was already beyond the Great Wall.

Wei Qing did not shrink the line of defense. In the northern part of Yuyang County, there are actually several cities outside the Great Wall that have accumulated large armies.

But it was ignored by the Xiongnu and the Wuhuan army.

Storming the city, the cavalry of the Huns could not win anyway.

He could only think of going to Wei Qing and provoking him to see if there was a chance to force the Han army out of the city.

More than half of spring is over, and summer is coming soon.

The people in these frontier counties in the north have already given up their harvest for this year, and the land outside has already grown weeds.

Standing on the wall of Yuyang City, Wei Qing and Gongsun He felt that something was wrong when they saw the dark clouds approaching from afar.

Nearly a million war horses are galloping.

That's almost five times as many horses as Dahan owns.

Whether it's Wei Qing, Gongsun He, or other people in Yuyang City, no one has ever felt this feeling.

This feeling of shaking the earth may be regarded as a natural disaster by people, and it may be misunderstood as an earth dragon moving.

"Send someone to Zhuojun quickly, and inform Hussar General!

The Huns came and ordered [-] cavalry to go out of the city to join the Hussar General. Hussar General Zhang Yuan's [-] infantry entered the Hunu City!
All the cavalry were under the command of Hussar General Zhang Yuan! "

"Here!"

The [-] cavalry under Wei Qing's command were not stationed in Yuyang City, but were sent to Ji County, which is close to Zhuo County.

Originally, Ji County was the capital of Yan State, but later because Yan King Liu Dingguo was executed, all Yan State was abolished as a county by Liu Che.

The messenger galloped out of the city with Wei Qing's order.

However, the coalition forces of the Xiongnu and Wuhuan were getting closer and closer to Yuyang City.

From a distance, it looks like a swarm of ants, and you can't even see the people around it.

"General Cheqi, the Huns have sent out all the troops they can."

"It's impossible for there to be so many people. General Hussars predicted that there were only 70 people, but now it looks like there are almost 100 million people."

As generals who fought all the year round, Gongsun He and Wei Qing had their own experience in observing the number of enemy troops.

Although there is no specific figure, they can still tell that it is not a 70 army.

If it wasn't for the protection of the city wall, Wei Qing would have thought of retreating now.

Can this battle continue with so many people?

"King Hunxie, Wuhuan Da Shanyu, Yuyang City is in front of you.

Wei Qing, Gongsun He, and Han Anguo are all in the city, and when we level Yuyang City, we will be able to let Han know how powerful we are. "

Wuhuan Da Shanyu nodded.

In fact, he didn't want to participate in this war. Wuhuan was different from other nationalities. Its interior was actually a state of disunity.

Wuhuan Da Shanyu only borrowed the hands of the Huns and the pressure from the Han army to unite the Wuhuan clan.

Because of this, they got mixed up with the Huns.

"I hope I can achieve my wish, but after the victory of this war, I hope to occupy the Liaodong County and Liaoxi County of the Han Kingdom."

"Don't worry, we Xiongnu look down upon these cities of the Han Kingdom. As long as you have enough people, I don't care if you occupy the entire Han Kingdom."

King Hunxie never opened his mouth.

He knew that the Han army had 50 troops.

The key to the war situation is not the Huns nor the Han, but him.

At least he thinks so.

If he gets ready to turn against the big man, then the big man will be able to win.

If he has been on the side of the Huns, the Huns will be invincible.

King Hunxie understood that this was the only chance he had to sit on the wall.

Both the Han and the Huns did their best to deal with this war.

Winning one side will completely crush the other side in the future situation, and it is very likely that he will not be able to tolerate him.

The time to reap the benefits is now.

"Da Shanyu, if I win this time, I will take all the tributes from the 36 countries in the Western Regions."

King Hunxie did not speak to Yi Zhixie in a negotiating tone.

In his opinion, this was the only benefit that made him excited about helping the Huns.

All the tributes from the countries in the Western Regions were sent to Mount Langjuxu.

King Hunxie plundered a lot every year. If they were all sent to him in the future, he wouldn't have to plunder.

Yi Zhixie's face looked a little ugly.

If you pay tribute to you, King Hunxie, then you, King Hunxie, will become the suzerain of those countries in the Western Regions.

This is to go out on your own.

Although King Hunxie is now almost independent, he still has to abide by the Huns' rules.

"Since King Hunxie wants it, then take it."

Yi Zhixie understood that now was not the time to turn his face, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.

But in his heart, he thought that when the Huns won, your 20-strong army would not even think about returning to the west.

Although he didn't accept what You Guduhou said to Yi Zhixie, it didn't mean he felt it was unreasonable.

"Hahaha, thank you, Da Shanyu. This time, the warriors of my Hunxie Department will do their best to fight against the Han army!"

King Hunxie may not have believed in Yi Zhixie's words.

Who isn't testing each other these days.

Two hours had passed since Wei Qing and the others felt the ground tremble, and then 90 cavalry surrounded Yuyang City.

Wei Qing's scalp went numb after seeing it.

If the Huns in the Maodun period could have an army of nearly one million, they would be able to go south and destroy the newly established Han Empire.

But this situation basically does not exist now.

The big Han now has a population of nearly 5000 million. If they are forced to recruit troops, they may be able to gather an army of 500 million.

It's just that the weapons and equipment are not enough to equip the 500 million army, and the country and the people can't afford such an army.

But if the country is really going to be destroyed, who would think so much? If they have a sharp weapon in their hand, they can fight the Huns.

"Go down with the order, open the gates on all sides, and lure the Huns to attack the city!"

Wei Qing has always been a steady character, but this time he suddenly thought of an idea to refresh the spirit of the Huns.

Because of the nearly one million troops besieging the city, the air pressure inside the city was actually somewhat low, and many Han troops seemed to be suffocating.

In their opinion, they were waiting to die in Yuyang City, and there were 20 people in the city.

Fortunately, there are no catapults now, otherwise the Xiongnu would have killed people by throwing boulders into Yuyang City with catapults.

"General, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to open the city gate. If the Huns charge over, we won't be able to make it in time."

"Do as I say, send two hundred soldiers to each of the four city gates to guard the gate piers.

In addition, the three bows and crossbows on the city wall are all ready for me. Once the Huns come into range, they will send me ten thousand arrows!

When they get close to the city gate for one mile, close the city gate for me. "

"Then the survival rate of the soldiers guarding the city gate is not very low?"

By closing the city gate like this, it is very likely that the soldiers will be locked out of the city.

"There is no way, if we don't do this, our morale is likely to collapse."

When Wei Qing said it, he felt very uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)